Well one of the techs that regularly posts on dbstalk IIRC, did say he was informed AT&T/DIRECTV was converting their remaining stock of H44 Genie Lites into single tuner "set-back-box" (or "SBB", nowadays in the age of flatscreens of course) receivers for the commercial industry. By firmware disabling 4 of their tuners, their WH server capability, and their e-SATA HDD option of course.
Which with exceptional of removing the HDD option, seems terribly wasteful to me. Since it would be much more efficient to let the H44 keep the first two capabilities as a server to feed clients if necessary, throughout a business establishment installation.
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It makes sense as I haven’t sold or installed one since they came out a few years ago.
With the new customer pricing including a DVR, there are few customers if any not wanting a DVR.
I had one sold, idiot customer made me order the H44 insisting she didn’t need a DVR and actually told me to stop trying to sell her stuff she didn’t need.
Go to the house, do the install and right before we go up activate, friend visits who got Directv a few days and and then she decides on a DVR.
So wastes my time, now I had to drive back to the store and modify the work order.
Then I was stuck with the H44 that I had to special order just for her install.
Then played the “I want to cancel my order” game, if I didn’t get her a Genie.
I was pissed, but thankfully bit my tongue and didn’t say anything. Thank god I didn’t activate it before the friend visited.